Potpourri
Literature
Word Origins
Herbs, Spices, and Condiments
90s/2000s Cartoons
100

Located between 85th & 96th the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir is found in this landmark

Central Park

100

George & Lennie have dreams of living off the fat of the land in this Steinbeck tale

Of Mice and Men

100

Literally meaning dead pledge it's the loan you take out to buy a home

A Mortgage

100

Usually found on top of breads, these are non-narcotic, lest the name scare yo

Poppy seeds

100

Squidward enjoys playing this instrument

Clarinet

200

The original one of these in Massachusetts’ Little Brewster Island was built in 1716; automation didn’t come until 1998

Lighthouse

200

In Les Miserables he's imprisoned for 19 years after stealing a loaf of bread 

Jean Valjean

200

Turn your life around & be one of these a new member of a religious group from the Latin for turn around

A Convert

200

The condiment mustard is best associated with this French City

Dijon

200

This person had two fairy godparents that grant every wish

Timmy Turner


300

This fish with a directional name is found in the Great Lakes

  1. Northern Pike
300

Dostoyevsky drew on his own experience in prison to write this 1866 masterpiece

Crime and Punishment

300

Get off my heath wouldn't have sounded as good for Clint as using this word from Old French for heath

Lawn

300

This herb is a member of the Allum family and is sometimes known as "Rush Leeks". It is found in most herb gardens (and kitchens) and is a valuable source of calcium. Which herb?

Chives

300

Arnold's (from Hey Arnold) last name is believed to be this

Shortman

400

Sealy uses this 2-letter symbol on the NYSE perhaps to represent a user of one of its mattresses

ZZ

400

This verb is the last word in Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"

Sleep

400

This term for a personal driver originally meant someone who stoked a steam engine

A Chauffeur

400

A common flavoring for many kinds of rye bread; sounds the same as the name of the narrator of The Great Gatsby.

Caraway Seed

400

Who is the evil ghost that haunts Bikini Bottom?

Flying Dutchman

500

If you know the correct procedure you know this also a tool

The drill

500

Bank official Joseph K. is on the defensive as the accused in this Kafka work

The Trial

500

From the Middle Dutch word for ship comes this term for the captain of a small ship or boat

Skipper

500

This herb is actually a leaf from a tree or shrub. Its botanical name is "Laurus Nobilis", and other names for it are Daphne and Lorbeer. It is one of the "Herbes De Provence". Which herb?

Bay leaves

500

What were the names of the twins from Rugrats?

Lil and Phil

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